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Naked protesters condemn nipple censorship at Facebook headquarters

Demonstrators cover bodies with stickers to ensure nipples on display are ‘male’, in line with Facebook policy

Facebook and Twitter are growing into the mainstream

The row over a fake Nancy Pelosi video shows platforms are no longer disruptors, but incumbents, gatekeepers and publishers

What happens to our online identities when we die?

By 2100 there could be 4.9bn dead users on Facebook. So who controls our digital legacy after we have gone? As Black Mirror returns, we delve into the issue

Facebook protesters share their dislike of company at shareholder meeting

Eight proposals up for vote were defeated, including plans for an independent board chair and to reform the company’s share structure

Nancy Pelosi condemns Facebook as ‘willing enablers of Russian interference’

House speaker says ‘I can take it’ after site keeps doctored video up, but criticizes their role in spread of false information

Britons increasingly fearful of internet risks, Ofcom research shows

Support for regulation grows as 78% express concern over harmful experiences

Spies with that? Police can snoop on McDonald’s and Westfield wifi customers

Exclusive: Documents reveal rushed encryption legislation allows police to compel wifi providers to turn over information about users

The Guardian view on Facebook: power without responsibility

Editorial: Social media cannot ensure they only publish truths. But what about deliberate falsehoods designed to damage?

Bon vivant Philip Green can do more to plug Arcadia’s pension hole

If the regulator wants to do its job properly it should start by asking the retail tycoon for at least £250m upfront

Facebook refuses to delete fake Pelosi video spread by Trump supporters

Footage of House speaker deliberately slowed down to make her appear drunk or ill

Facebook plans to launch ‘GlobalCoin’ cryptocurrency in 2020

Mark Zuckerberg met governor of Bank of England last month to discuss decision

Far-right Facebook groups ‘spreading hate to millions in Europe’

Avaaz uncovers 500 accounts using fake news to spread white supremacy message

Hungary: the crucible for faulty efforts by Facebook to banish fake news

Efforts to tackle abuse have brought the platform into collision with the government

Facebook job offers ‘shunned by top talent after data scandal’

Recruiters reportedly say social network has suffered major decline in interest from top US schools

Leaders and tech firms pledge to tackle extremist violence online

Jacinda Ardern and Emmanuel Macron host Christchurch Call summit in Paris

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  • Screen time can damage under-twos’ development, landmark study suggests
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  • Social media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdown
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  • How Australian hero Karl Stefanovic took a sharp turn to the right – and fell from TV stardom
  • OpenAI staggers AI model release after Trump administration request
  • ‘Fork in the road’: CEO of Amazon-backed Rivian on why carmakers need to invest in EVs
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  • The best fans to keep you cool in 2026 – tried and tested
  • Outrage as woman jailed for three years after criticising Somali government online
  • ‘I’m a soldier. I don’t have a gun, but I have a pen and a camera’: Mahnaz Mohammadi on fighting the Iranian regime
  • As billionaires’ wealth soars, US workers struggle: ‘The rich keep getting richer for no good reason’
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  • Glastonbury the Movie review – thirty years on, the sunset of a hippy dream in all its glory
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  • Strung review – far-fetched thriller awkwardly mixes Blumhouse and Tyler Perry
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  • The Mission review – a surgeon saves lives in war-torn Gaza in a visceral portrait of human endurance
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  • California billionaire tax will appear on ballot after deadline for deal passes
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